What we do

Within the Research Center of Post-Mining, we combine expertise from all fields in our quest to shape the post-mining era. This is why our team is staffed with experts in mining, geology and geo-technology, hydrogeology, chemistry, electrical engineering, materials science, land development, mine surveying and economics, all working closely with one another. It is around this core that we have established a broad, inter-disciplinary network.

The Team

"We identify the new opportunities that lie within the old mine shafts."

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Knowledge Management

Rather than just preserve knowledge, we want to put it to new purposes.

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Our facilities and equipment

Special lab

With our Geotechnology and Post-mining Lab, we are perfectly equipped to perform analyses and field tests – ranging from soil mechanics to hydrochemical investigations.

Borehole camera

Explosion-proof, pressure-resistant to 50 bar and fully pivotable: Our digital borehole camera allows us to penetrate down to more than 500 metres below the ground. These deep-lying measurements help give us a detailed understanding of the water resources existing in the region.

Deep-sea probes

We use robust deep-sea probes with extremely long special cables to measure and monitor the underground rise of minewater over a long period of time.

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Die Gassniffer-Drohne ist eine Drohne mit einem aufgesetzten Modul, das Gaskonzentrationen in Echtzeit messen kann. Auf dem Display der Steuereinheit ist der Fotograf zu sehen

Drones with special sensors

We use drones with optical, thermal, multi- or hyperspectral sensors to reveal things that are normally invisible to the human eye. The combination of different data allows a detailed view of material changes in industrial culture, plant health or soil conditions in former mining regions. With the 4D Gassniffer drone including a laser scanner, we also measure gas emissions in real time and accurate to the coordinates.

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Our cooperations

Our post-mining research activities see us collaborate with partner universities, enterprises, public authorities and confederations.

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